I hope everyone has a great day!
25
August 2014
The
Inheritance
Dawn
sat in a diner contemplating life. She had nothing but she also had
everything as she sat and ate her pancakes. As she bit off a piece of
maple covered pancake a mysterious woman walked into the diner. The
woman looked around for a seat and caught Dawn's gaze. Dawn quickly
looked down but not quick enough. Before she knew it, the black clad
woman was taking a seat at Dawn's booth and lighting a cigarette.
“Ma'am,
you can't smoke in here. Can I get you something to drink?” asked
the very annoyed server.
“Just
a coffee, black, and an orange juice, large. I will also have two
eggs scrambled, bacon and hash browns. Thank you!” with a wink and
a smile she took one last drag and put her cigarette out in a napkin,
“I really out to quit, you can't smoke these anywhere anymore. Plus
they are just not really good for you but what is am I right?”
“I'm
sorry but do I know you?” asked Dawn
“No
but you looked like you could use someone to talk to. You were just
sitting here alone looking... contemplative. Unless you were waiting
for someone. Were you waiting for someone?”
“No.
No I wasn't. Um, who are you?” more intrigued thank annoyed, Dawn
just stared at her brunch mate waiting for an answer.
“Penelope.
My name is Penelope. My family always tried to call me Penny but I
hated that name. It's so young sounding and I have never really felt
young. Go ahead and eat that piece of pancake,” Penelope waited for
Dawn to finish her bite before asking her some questions, “So, what
are you sitting here thinking about? And what's your name by the
way?”
“I'm
Dawn and I am just thinking about life,” she said as she chewed her
food.
“What
is it about life that you are unsure about?” inquired Penelope as
she twirled the spoon in her coffee that just arrived.
“I
just have so much of it to live now and I don't know where to start,”
Dawn wasn't sure she could trust Penelope but something about her
made Dawn through caution to the wind, “I don't have any friends
because I focused all of my attention on school and a couple weeks
ago my parents died in a car crash leaving me with a huge
inheritance. I have nothing left now that my family is gone. They
taught me everything except how to be alone.”
“so
you're smart, you're pretty and now you're alone. What's keeping you
here? Why stay in this city if nothing is holding you back?”
“I
just... I... I don't know. I don't really know,” proclaimed Dawn.
“Do
you have a job? Do you owe anyone money?” quizzed Penelope.
“Nope,”
“Then
leave! Explore the world Dawn! Go to London, Paris, Rome, Bali,
Brazil, Australia, Costa Rica! Go see the world! Nothing is holding
you back anymore so use that brilliant mind of yours and that pretty
smile and hop on a plane. Find some handsome European boyfriend, eat
weird food, find the meaning to life according to every culture, see
everything! If you have as big of an inheritance as you say then get
out of this city and use the money your parents gave you to make them
proud!” Penelope started to eat her eggs.
Dawn
took a deep breath and for a few minutes they sat in silence and
finished their food. The server came and gave them their bills before
Dawn spoke again, “I guess you're right. My mother always told me
about her travels to Paris and how much she loved to fly even though
deep down it scared her.”
“Good!
Here, take this,” Penelope scribbled down her phone number and
address, “send me a postcard of your travels and if you get too
lonely just gimme a call. I am more like you than you know and I took
the trip you're about to take. My parents died when I was very young
and I never got along with the girls my age so I left when I was done
with school and I am so glad I did. Makes me appreciate little diners
like this one,” Penelope smiled at Dawn, kissed both of her cheeks
and said goodbye to her new friend as she sauntered outside to finish
her cigarette before flagging down a taxi.
A
few months later Penelope her the postman drop mail in the slot by
her door. She never gets much mail so she got up to see why so much
sounded like it came in. With glee she flipped through postcards from
all over the world, describing how much an inheritance can help a
lonely girl.
“She
really did it!” she sighed as she sipped her Bordeaux and listened
to some Frank Sinatra. Suddenly she felt her phone vibrate.
“Hey
Penelope! I am going to be in Nice in two weeks then heading off to
Spain. I could use some company.” With a wide grin Penelope booked
a flight as she talked with her new friend about all her travels.
26
August 2014
The
Immortal Girl
Long
ago lived a species of human hybrids that lived in the world like
everyone else. They were immortal and had a wide range of abilities.
Rumors and myths called them blood drinking vampires but that is not
what they called themselves. They were just the immortals or gypsies.
They did not drink blood and they lived off the land like regular
humans. The immortals were undeniably beautiful and the greatest
intellectuals alive. Some say it is God's way of preserving the human
race and world other's say it is evolution at it's best, either way
immortals were the favored beings for hundreds of years. Eventually
they fell out of favor and had to live in secrecy. People were afraid
of the immortals and found ways to kill them.
Amelia
was an immortal only she did not know it. She had always been the
pretty girl, the smart girl, the girl with a very young family. She
often thought that her family was cursed. No one was old and no one
had parents. Everyone was taken care of by siblings or family friends
and no one stuck around long. It would soon be Amelia's 25th
birthday, a day that would change her life forever. The morning
started out like normal except for the fact that suddenly she had a
heightened sense of everything around her. She could feel the room
like it was alive, almost as if time had slowed down. Even the faint
flutter of a butterfly's wings could be heard outside of her bedroom
window. She shook it off thinking she just needed some coffee. She
got dressed and peered into the mirror. Amelia had never been a vain
person but when she saw herself this time she could not stop staring.
She exuded radiance as if it was glowing from her skin. She had
perfectly rosy cheeks, her lips were a luscious pinkish red, her eyes
were a deeper crystal blue and her hair had never looked so full and
shiny. She was so taken a back that it took her a moment to realize
that she heard multiple people in her kitchen just then quietly
sitting at her table. She lived alone so it must have been her
cousin. Amelia took a deep breath and went downstairs. She couldn't
help thinking how weird this day was. When she got to her kitchen she
saw her cousin Adelaide waiting for her with her husband Max. They
had coffee and breakfast for her and it looked incredible.
“Good
morning Amelia! Happy birthday! Come sit down. We need to talk,”
it's never good when people 'need' to talk so Amelia grabbed a coffee
and a bagel and sat to listen to Adelaide.
“Good
morning guys. Is this all for me?” asked Amelia.
“Of
course! Today is a very special day! So where do we begin?”
Adelaide looked at Amelia with a more joyous look than she should,
“You are a very special girl and today is a very special day.”
“Okay...”
Amelia really wanted to stand up and demand what was going on but Max
and Adelaide looked so excited she waited.
“Amelia,
there is something we never told you. You see we are all special.
There are things now that you are going to learn since you are 25
that have been kept secret and I guess we should just get to it.
Amelia, you are immortal and we aren't your cousins,” proclaimed
Adelaide.
“That
is hilarious guys! What is really going on?” laughed Amelia.
“Did
you notice anything... weird or different this morning?” inquired
Max. As a matter of fact she had, “Did you look at yourself this
morning?”
“What
is going on?” Amelia could now hear her heart racing and she could
feel the warmth coming form everyone's bodies, “Yes, I did. I
look... different, better maybe? And I can feel and sense
everything!”
“That
was how your mother felt when she awoke on her 25th
birthday as well,” responded Max.
“My
mother?”
“Yes.
I felt like the whole world was electric!” exclaimed Adelaide.
“Wait...
you... my mother...” BAM Amelia passed out.
“I
think we told her too much too fast. She is a sensitive like me
dear.” said Adelaide to Max as he calmly lifted Amelia up and took
her to the couch.
After
a few minutes Amelia woke up, “Is this for real?” she asked
without skipping a beat.
“Yes.
We used to be out in the open but fear put us in hiding. We couldn't
tell you we were your parents because we never age past our rebirth
age. You will notice now that you won't get sick. You will never get
a disease or a virus. You will never worry about cancer or other
things that kill people easily. You still need to be careful. You
can't go around being reckless because you don't injure and then the
government will take you away. We die if we do not have sun and
nourishment but it takes many agonizing months. We are immortal but
there is a catch,” explained Adelaide.
“Of
course there is a catch,” huffed Amelia.
“We
are all mortal, even us immortals, until our first kiss. Immortals
were not meant to be alone. You have a mate out there somewhere. Once
you see him you both will feel a searing hot pain in your left wrist
and a symbol of your love will appear on both of your wrists. As soon
as you lock eyes with your mate this will happen. We are given a year
to find our mate or we stop being immortal ad begin to age rapidly.
You must kiss your mate within that year to seal both of your
immortality,” explained Adelaide.
“Yesterday
I was just a girl. Today I am immortal, I feel everything and I have
to find someone in this giant world that I can imprint on and stay
alive with?”
“Essentially
yes but you also will get to refine your senses! You have an ability
now that you get to figure out!” proclaimed Max, “For me it is
strength. I broke everything the first couple months I was immortal.
Your sweet mother helped me figure out how to be more delicate.”
“And
I can absorb emotions, even influence them a bit. I can also sense
everything around me which helps me know where everything and
everyone is,” explained Adelaide.
“So
what now? I woke up and my world is totally different, I mean hell,
last night I didn't have parents now I do so what now? What is next?”
“Nothing
honey! It is your birthday and you need to eat!” said Adelaide with
a giant smile.
“What
about my first kiss?” asked Amelia.
“Lucky
for you the monthly meeting is next week and this is the big meeting.
Usually mates are formed from the same regions. Many families live
near us but this monthly meeting is also the big yearly gala.
Everyone will be there and you will certainly meet your mate! All the
newborns are introduced at each meeting so just look everyone in the
eye. It won't be too difficult to catch someone's eye with how
beautiful you are,” smile Adelaide.
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